Shelter fire prompts help from Marin Humane Society (video)

The folks at Marin Humane Society (pictured above) are donating a portion of their proceeds from the upcoming Paw Prints dog walk fundraiser to the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society. The shelter in the East Bay lost more than a dozen cats and the shelter’s cat adoption area to an early morning fire.

The fire, which began overnight, caused $500,000 in damage in addition to the deaths of the cats. A woman living upstairs from the shelter was able to escape after her dog’s barking alerted her to the fire. (See video report below.)

Said Suzanne Golt, the MHS Executive Director –

“We

are heartbroken to learn about the loss of life and destruction caused by a

fire at the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society. Sunday’s Paw

Prints dog walk offers the perfect opportunity for MHS and the Marin

community to offer their support for our friends across the Bay.”

The Paws Prints walk takes place this Sunday, May 23 from 9:00 a.m. to 12Noon at the BayFront Dog Park located at Sycamore Avenue and Camino Alto. Each participating dog will need to pay a $25 entry fee (humans are free). Check-in is at 8:30 a.m. and you can register online here.